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Looking Back, Up and Ahead

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore how scientists have forecasted the 2002 Leonid meteor shower. They pose their own predictions for peak meteor rates per hour during the 2002 shower and compare their results with actual observed rates.
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Cold Fronts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine its' direction of movement, and list at least five weather conditions associated with the specific front, given animations of several atmospheric variables during a cold front passage. They list at least three weather...
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Temperature Conversions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the different between the English system of measurement and the metric system. Working ins mall groups, students read the weather map. They convert temperatures from one measurement system to another.
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If I Were A Raindrop!

For Teachers K
Students review the water cycle. In this water cycle lesson plan, students review the different stages of the water cycle. Students use the computer program Kid Pix Weather to help demonstrate understanding.
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Rain Shadows and Sea Breezes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students plot the average rainfall for a variety of cities in the United States. Using the map, they work together to determine patterns on which toxicants are transported through the air. They determine the impacts of various weather...
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The Power of Atmospheric Pressure Process

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to the basic principles of atmospheric pressure. After watching demonstrations, they discover the capability of air pressure and how it affects weather. In groups, they use an inquiry template to solve different...
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Build a Thermometer

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students build a thermometer. In this weather lesson, students use red food coloring, rubber stoppers, and hard plastic tubing to build a thermometer. Students use their homemade thermometer to measure the temperature.
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Clouds

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe and record different types of clouds. They use a cloud chart to discuss the three cloud types to see if students can identify the clouds they drew.
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Shore is Windy!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider what a hurricane is and how it impacts both land and people, explore the speculations surrounding Hurricane Isabel, research potential target sites and create maps illustrating how Isabel may affect them.
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And Now, the Weather...

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars collect and analyze data.  In this middle school mathematics/science lesson, students collect temperature reading over a 24 hour period.  Young scholars analyze the data for mean, median, maximum and minimum.
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Learning Lesson: Head in the Clouds

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners observe and describe the sky as they discover the different cloud types. They record the types of clouds they see twice a day. They also use the internet to view a skywatcher chart. They end the lesson by discussing foggy...
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Climate in Our Back Yard

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students construct a "A Year in Pennsylvania" poster on which they creatively describe at least three examples of how the climate they live in shapes their lives during every season of the year.
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Earth's Tilt Creates Seasons

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine how the Earth's tilt creates the seasons. In this seasons lesson, students study a diagram that shows the rotation of the earth around the sun and how it tilts during the rotation. They answer 4 discussion questions and...
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Hurricanes

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use the internet to research the characteristics of hurricanes. Using this information, they read about past hurricanes and use a weather map to trace current disturbances in the oceans. They also discuss hurricane safety and...
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"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs": DRA

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students participate in a directed reading of "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," doing word work, comprehension activities, and presentations.
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2nd Grade - Act. 26: It Looked Like...

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read book, It Looked Like Spilt Milk, and create page in class book.
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In the Eye of the Storms

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders study the major hurricanes of the Atlantic Ocean. In this weather lesson, 10th graders read an article and answer various questions. Students discuss their findings with their classmates.
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Wind

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars build an anemometer and measure wind speed. In this wind speed lesson, students build an anemometer using the student instruction sheet. Young scholars visit the Alaska windspeed website and look up the wind speed...
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Activities to Enhance STEDII Data

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop an understanding of related weather processes such as wind, cloud cover, and temperature using STEDII data and instrumentation. In addition, they integrate mathematical calculations to produce a forecast map.
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Learning Lesson: Heavy Air

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students complete an experiment in which they discover air has weight. They use the same size balloons to explain this concept. They also examine thunderstorm safety.
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Peeping Groundhog Puppet

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Using paper and a pencil, produce a pop-up puppet of a groundhog that peers out and over it's burrow to tell us when Spring is coming. 
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Frankly Speaking: Exploring Benjamin Franklin's Aphorisms

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Benjamin Franklin famously had an aphorism for every situation—most of which we still use in modern vernacular. Introduce class members to Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack with a presentation that details the characteristics of aphorisms.
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Everyone Knows It's Windy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create an anemometer, an instrument that measures wind speed.
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Lightning and Thunder

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students conduct an experiment. In this lightning and thunder lesson, students learn how to figure out how far away a thunderstorm is.

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